Far-Right AfD Surge in German State Election Sparks European Alarm
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved a major victory in Saxony-Anhalt, raising concerns across Europe about rising extremism and potential impacts on Germany's foreign policy and EU unity.
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AfD victory: 'It is highly likely that the German shockwave will amplify the Europhobic tendencies already at work' in France
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) victory in the Saxony-Anhalt elections on September 6 is set to impact French elections and, more broadly, the Franco-German relationship, warns historian Frédéric Bozo, professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, in this op-ed for Le Monde.
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Plenty of Germans, and no shortage of other Europeans, reckon they can see the ghost of Hitler hovering over Germany once more. Little wonder. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has just won a landslide in Saxony-Anhalt’s state election, bringing a far-right party closer to power in a German federal state than at any point […]
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